"One out of every three homeless men who is sleeping in a doorway,
alley or box in our cities and rural communities has put on a uniform
and served this country.”

-National coalition for homeless veterans

With an estimated 400,000 veterans homeless at some time during the
year, the VA reaches 25% of those in need, leaving 300,000 veterans
who must seek assistance from local government agencies and service
organizations in their communities. The
VA estimates that nearly 200,000 U.S. veterans are homeless on any
given night

In the State of Missouri it is estimated that there are over 13,000
homeless veterans and VA funding for only 96 beds. In the Springfield
area it is estimated that there are 500 homeless veterans with this
estimate being arrived at via the US Census and local homeless
provider estimates. NLEC's Veterans Come Home Program is one of the
few programs aimed at providing assistance to homeless veterans in
Springfield, Missouri.